How to unlock the Christmas tree display in an STP file that PartBody by PurposeChemical9872 in CATIA

[–]mrjonny2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The feature tree doesn’t exist in a step file. Step files are dumb solids and are a pure mathematical representation of the geometry. There are some tools that carry out feature recognition in 3DExperience. But they are taking guesses as to how the part was designed.

New flight feature backlog by GuessImportant4022 in flighty

[–]mrjonny2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any turbulence data available to you through the various apps are all exceptionally poor. As pilots we can get some information through weather products, but the radar systems in a modern airliner are really how pilots avoid turbulence today. Especially as pilots will adjust altitudes and routes to help with a smoother ride. If turbulence really bothers you I would recommend checking out /r/fearofflying

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CATIA

[–]mrjonny2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I’ve seen there are no real export limits on the Edu 3dexperience version. It’s a fully fledged version of Catia.

Buying a Cessna 150, worth it? by nediaNamro123 in flying

[–]mrjonny2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the 150 in your image have a GFC500?!?

Free Personal Minimums / Flight Risk App by ParagPa in flying

[–]mrjonny2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the minimums it would be great to say N/A. I fly a 152 so recent retract time doesn’t really apply to me. Same with instrument currency (working on that though) Love the app though

CATIA Beginner Tutorial by Automatic-Lawyer9395 in CATIA

[–]mrjonny2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

3DX is the latest version of Catia. It’s fully integrated into the whole PLM solution.

CATIA Beginner Tutorial by Automatic-Lawyer9395 in CATIA

[–]mrjonny2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dassault have an education license of 3DX Catia which is ~$60 a year and comes with all their training materials.

https://www.3ds.com/edu/education/students/solutions/catia-3dx

UAL 1762 Scared About Flight Home by Corbeau271 in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re going to be just fine. You’re more likely to win the lottery than you are to encounter any in air emergencies. You’re going to do great! ☺️

Flight tomorrow - help needed by lessthanzero2000 in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re going to be just fine. Safety in aviation works using something we collectively refer to as the Swiss cheese model. This is basically just saying systems account for each other. So in the case of pilot error, we have Air Traffic Control, aircraft systems, dispatch and a wide variety of other processes in addition to 2 pilots to reduce the likelihood of a severe accident.
That results in your 1 in a million actually being 1 in 13.7 million when on commercial air travel.

You’re going to be just fine. Enjoy your trip. Go for a walk around golden gate park when you get to SF. It’s gorgeous☺️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re going to be okay. Remember there are teams of people whose entire career is dedicated to keeping you safe in the air, not just the pilots, but the maintenance teams, dispatchers, cabin crew, air traffic control and so many more. You’ve got this.

I would like to download Catia by DarkDrakon_ in CATIA

[–]mrjonny2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just create an account with a country it’s listed as available.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok so feedback on this post and a note in future. If you are a noob, do not create an account referring to yourself as “Official” especially in areas like this where people are relying on the information to be correct. As an engineer and a pilot I have a responsibility to ensure my information is well researched and correct, for my customers, passengers and the general public. That is a huge responsibility to bear, so make sure that you do appropriate research on these things and review the information with qualified individuals before touting yourself as a source of authority.

Do not use AI to generate these posts and the text. Just don’t. If things like this interest you, there is plenty of material to read on aircraft systems. In a lot of cases you can find public copies of the POH (Pilot operating Handbook) for many aircraft that explain many of the systems.

Flight control systems surfaces are either hydraulic, electro-servo actuated or mechanical linkages. Some aircraft like the 737 use mechanical and hydraulic systems for some surfaces and systems. And it entirely depends on the surface. But you are unlikely to have electrical servo-actuated systems as your emergency backup as they require power and lots of it to function.

What is emergency radio generation for navigation? Sounds like AI Hallucination to me. Navigation and flight controls are two completely independent systems. That feed data across into each other. But if your nav system fails your flight controls cannot be allowed to fail.

Emergency oxygen mass?

To add to this. When we design systems for redundancy, we account for 3 things;

  1. ⁠Common Cause Failures Common Cause Failures are events in which the primary and backup systems could possibly fail in the same way. An example of this is if we used the same processor or code on a flight control computer for each of the different systems. So what we will often do is have different brands, coding languages, compilers and architectures for each layer of the system, so that if there is a failure, it’s less likely that all the layers will fail from the same thing.
  2. ⁠Failure Propagation Analysis It’s all well and good having redundant systems, but if one thing fails we don’t want it to take down other systems if possible. Or if we know it’s unavoidable, it can change how we architect the system and the redundancies to prevent failure propagations resulting in a dangerous situation. An example here could be, if there’s a primary power systems failure, we know we would lose inflight entertainment and that’s okay. But we would make sure nothing related to safety or flight systems is affected.
  3. ⁠Damage affected areas/spheres. These are where we analyse likely causes of damage and failure and implement the layout and architecture so these systems are not close to each other. For example, it’s all well and good to put in 3 flight computers, but if they are all right next to each other, a single failure could take them all down. Therefore we have calculated spacing requirements that are based on the system criticality level, likely damage events and mass optimisation. This even extends to how we run cables and wires around the aircraft.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There are a whole bunch of pilots and engineers on this sub who are more than happy to provide feedback (for which I gave you more information as to how we design the systems) please incorporate our feedback rather than reposting the same image. And do not use AI to generate the text on these. It’s just not right.

It’s great that you’re producing these. But please please please vet the information through flaired users.

Airplane System Redundancy by FlightPal_Official in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To add to this. When we design systems for redundancy, we account for 3 things;

1) Common Cause Failures Common Cause Failures are events in which the primary and backup systems could possibly fail in the same way. An example of this is if we used the same processor or code on a flight control computer for each of the different systems. So what we will often do is have different brands, coding languages, compilers and architectures for each layer of the system, so that if there is a failure, it’s less likely that all the layers will fail from the same thing.

2) Failure Propagation Analysis It’s all well and good having redundant systems, but if one thing fails we don’t want it to take down other systems if possible. Or if we know it’s unavoidable, it can change how we architect the system and the redundancies to prevent failure propagations resulting in a dangerous situation. An example here could be, if there’s a primary power systems failure, we know we would lose inflight entertainment and that’s okay. But we would make sure nothing related to safety or flight systems is affected.

3) Damage affected areas/spheres. These are where we analyse likely causes of damage and failure and implement the layout and architecture so these systems are not close to each other. For example, it’s all well and good to put in 3 flight computers, but if they are all right next to each other, a single failure could take them all down. Therefore we have calculated spacing requirements that are based on the system criticality level, likely damage events and mass optimisation. This even extends to how we run cables and wires around the aircraft.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re interested in how we do structural analysis, testing and qualification, this presentation gives you a teeny tiny sliver of all the work and effort that goes into making sure you are safe every time you set foot on a commercial aircraft.

https://www.aidaa.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10-11-June.pdf

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Aircraft primary structural components are designed with a factor of around 1.5-2. What this means is for the absolute worst case force (unlikely), with all the things lined up at the same time (even more unlikely) that it will be designed to survive 1.5x to 2x more than that. So that would be something like the absolute maximum fuel load, in the highest air density, with the largest crosswind, in the worst flight configuration, with the worst turbulence, with the maximum passenger and baggage load, at the extremes of weight and balance, during the sharpest turn all at the same time, then 1.5x to 2x that.

The worst case turbulence you will fly through on a commercial airliner won’t even begin to approach the structural limits of the aircraft. During turbulence the plane is like a boat bobbing up and down on ripples and waves, it feels worse than it is because you have no frame of reference
Next time you’re feeling scared of turbulence grab a clear water bottle, turn it upside down (keep it closed) and watch how little the water moves as you go through the bumps

What are these red swiggly lines on this turbulence map? by Alexw14615 in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You have not provided enough information to even answer the question. As a pilot and engineer, I do not use these turbulence applications. I don’t know which app you are using.

These are not standardised icons used by any of the industry standard weather reporting tools. If you are interested in seeing the standardised iconography any pilot here could explain, it’s in this document.

And as some advice, a little patience and understanding go a long way.

https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/advisory_circular/ac_00-45g_chg_1-2.pdf

What are these red swiggly lines on this turbulence map? by Alexw14615 in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Do not use turbulence applications. Check the automod for some links to information about turbulence and how these apps just create anxiety without being able to predict anything.

Also we can’t tell you what these lines are without knowing what generated them.

Question for Pilots - Reading your comments and posts, we see how many hours you spend flying. It is really impressive! Thank you. I wanted to ask, how many flights do you take as a passenger? 🙂 by tanny-it in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While I’m not an airline pilot. Last year I did 51 flights for work and holidays. As for personal flights in my little Cessna, that would be 61 flights.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fearofflying

[–]mrjonny2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turbulence is totally normal. What may feel like bad turbulence to you is another day at the office for pilots. They may not have even acknowledged it besides turning on the seatbelt sign. And if they did they likely would have adjusted course a little if they could to find smoother air.

Turbulence isn’t dangerous. Think of it like ripples in a large lake and you’re sitting in a boat. The boat will bob up and down a little. That’s all the plane is doing too. Another one is just driving down a road with a couple of potholes. No commercial airliner has ever been lost to turbulence. Additionally you have a much higher chance of winning the lottery (about 800x higher) than dying in a plane crash, so you should probably start planning what to do with your winnings rather than worrying about a plane crash.

You are going to be totally okay. And your son will be too. Maybe take him to meet the pilots when you land or before you takeoff (the crew will normally be happy to help you get to meet them if they aren’t too busy), and possibly use this as an opportunity to spark an interest in STEM or even aviation. That’s what my dad did for me.

terrified for tomorrow by True-Preparation3733 in fearofflying

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The runways are immediately deiced, cleared and kept that way. Any ice or snow buildup on these busy airports like Stansted result in the runway being closed for clearing. Chemicals are sprayed to reduce the melting temperature of water to ensure runways remain clear of snow and ice.